MIA68F0281

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Muscle Shoals, AL · October 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 29, 1967
Place
Muscle Shoals, AL · MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4776PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report January 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113320

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3837  67/10/29   MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1438                    N4776P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCLE SHOALS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N4776P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Muscle Shoals

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